IBM Notes 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to a DLL hijacking attack
Published Mar 14, 2018
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.47%
Description
IBM Notes 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to a DLL hijacking attack. A remote attacker could trick a user to double click a malicious executable in an attacker-controlled directory, which could result in code execution. IBM X-Force ID: 139563.
Affected products
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- Version 8.5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.5.0.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.5.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.5.1.5StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.5.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.5.2.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.5.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 8.5.3.6StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.0.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 9.0.1.9StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
- 8.5
- 8.5.0.2
- 8.5.1
- 8.5.1.5
- 8.5.2
- 8.5.2.4
- 8.5.3
- 8.5.3.6
- 9.0
- 9.0.1
- 9.0.1.9
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.0/A:H/AC:L/AV:L/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:R
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (17 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.47% (0.02468) | 83.92th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.57% (0.02567) | 83.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.00% (0.00997) | 75.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.15% (0.01154) | 85.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 16, 2024 | 0.99% (0.00987) | 83.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 21, 2024 | 1.09% (0.01092) | 82.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 0.90% (0.00904) | 80.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 4, 2023 | 0.64% (0.00638) | 76.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.55% (0.00552) | 74.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 89.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 8, 2022 | 4.97% (0.04967) | 89.19th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 4.84% (0.04836) | 88.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.84% (0.04836) | 74.71th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 15.56% (0.15556) | 90.08th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 15.56% (0.15556) | 89.96th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 15.56% (0.15556) | 97.26th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 15.56% (0.15556) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22014198 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103404 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040563 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139563 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB EntryVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22014198 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103404 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040563 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139563 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFVDB EntryVendor Advisory |
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